{"id":602050,"date":"2026-11-16T09:45:38","date_gmt":"2026-11-15T22:45:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=602050"},"modified":"2026-11-16T09:45:44","modified_gmt":"2026-11-15T22:45:44","slug":"ndis-projected-to-spend-53-billion-on-non-citizens-over-next-decade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=602050","title":{"rendered":"NDIS Projected to Spend $53 Billion on Non-Citizens Over Next Decade"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Parliamentary Budget Office projections show NDIS spending on permanent residents and eligible New Zealand visa holders hitting $4.6 billion in 2026-27, nearly 10% of total costs, and rising above $5 billion yearly by the early 2030s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Coalition, led by Angus Taylor, proposes restricting future access to Australian citizens only while protecting current recipients, amid criticisms that funds should prioritise citizens facing scheme cost pressures. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Supporters note the original design aids those with significant disabilities who meet residency tests, as the NDIS<\/a> agency confirms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Supporters note the original design aids those with significant disabilities who meet residency tests, as the NDIS agency confirms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":602054,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[273,35,294],"tags":[11285],"class_list":["post-602050","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australia","category-breaking-news","category-new-zealand","tag-ndis"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t